The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, declined to grant the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to bail.
Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, held that having refused to earlier admit Kanu to bail, the only option left for him is to approach the Court of Appeal.
Justice Nyako, however, made an order of accelerated hearing in the trial.
The judge also rejected Kanu’s preliminary objection, seeking an order for some conditions to be met by the Department of State Service (DSS) before his trial could proceed.
The judge held that the court cannot dictate to the security agency on how best to perform its duty in accordance with international best practices.
She said the best the court could do, in the circumstance was to give an order for accelerated hearing of the matter
Shortly after the ruling, Kanu’s lawyer, Alloy Ejimakor, prayed the court for a stand down of the matter to allow his team of lawyers consult with him (Kanu) on the way forward..
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